WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE

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Hi Im using Vista RC1 now can I just buy upgrade or do a need to do a
reinstall. Thanks and enjoy the week.
John
 
tattoo113 said:
Hi Im using Vista RC1 now can I just buy upgrade or do a need to do a
reinstall. Thanks and enjoy the week.
John
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If you buy the upgrade version, you need to reinstall XP.
You can save your settings from RC1 by using Windows Easy Transfer.

If you buy the full retail version, you can upgrade RC1.

-Michael
 
Thanks Michael appreciate that. A lot of people are saying you can use the
upgrade version.
John
 
I didnt want to buy the disk it cost more I was going to buy the download.
But thanks for you help I read the article very interesting.
John
 
MICHAEL said:
Hold on. Are you telling me a user can use an upgrade version
on Release Candidate One?

-Michael
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No, I was replying to "If you buy the upgrade version, you need to
reinstall XP."

It doesn't now seem that this is so.
 
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Very useful?
 
Paul-B said:
No, I was replying to "If you buy the upgrade version, you need to
reinstall XP."

It doesn't now seem that this is so.
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Paul,

There's some miscommunication going here.

The OP (tattoo113) has Vista RC1 installed. You can't use an upgrade version
on RC1. Am I missing something here?

To use the upgrade key/version he will need to reinstall XP,
unless he buys the full retail version.

Help me understand, Paul. Perhaps, I'm not grasping something here.


-Michael
 
MICHAEL said:
in message >>> >
>>>>> Hi
Im using Vista RC1 now can I just buy upgrade or do a need to >>do

Paul,

There's some miscommunication going here.

The OP (tattoo113) has Vista RC1 installed. You can't use an upgrade
version on RC1. Am I missing something here?

To use the upgrade key/version he will need to reinstall XP,
unless he buys the full retail version.

Help me understand, Paul. Perhaps, I'm not grasping something here.


-Michael
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I may have misread/misunderstood... it happens sometimes... :-0

However, AIUI he can do a clean install of Vista from his upgrade disk
without first having to install Windows XP if he follows the
instructions on the link:

1. Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD and start the setup program.
2. When prompted to enter your product key, DO NOT enter it. Click
"Next" and proceed with setup. This will install Windows Vista as a
30-day trial.
3. When prompted, select the edition of Vista which you have purchased
and continue with setup.
4. Once setup has been completed and you have been brought to the
desktop for the first time, run the install program from within Windows
Vista.
5. This time, type in your product key when prompted.
6. When asked whether to perform an Upgrade or Custom (advanced)
install, choose Custom (advanced) to perform a clean install of Vista.
Yes, this means that you will have to install Vista for a second time.
7. Once setup has completed for the second time, you should be able to
activate Windows Vista normally. You can also delete the Windows.old
directory which contains information from the first Vista install.

The advice given in one of the replies (above) was "If you buy the
upgrade version, you need to reinstall XP."
 
Paul-B said:
I may have misread/misunderstood... it happens sometimes... :-0

However, AIUI he can do a clean install of Vista from his upgrade disk
without first having to install Windows XP if he follows the
instructions on the link:

1. Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD and start the setup program.
2. When prompted to enter your product key, DO NOT enter it. Click
"Next" and proceed with setup. This will install Windows Vista as a
30-day trial.
3. When prompted, select the edition of Vista which you have purchased
and continue with setup.
4. Once setup has been completed and you have been brought to the
desktop for the first time, run the install program from within Windows
Vista.
5. This time, type in your product key when prompted.
6. When asked whether to perform an Upgrade or Custom (advanced)
install, choose Custom (advanced) to perform a clean install of Vista.
Yes, this means that you will have to install Vista for a second time.
7. Once setup has completed for the second time, you should be able to
activate Windows Vista normally. You can also delete the Windows.old
directory which contains information from the first Vista install.

The advice given in one of the replies (above) was "If you buy the
upgrade version, you need to reinstall XP."
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If I'm completely understanding the implications of this-
then, indeed, tattoo113 with his Vista RC1 will *not*
have to reinstall WinXP. Users who have asked the
same question as tattoo113 about using an upgrade
version on their beta versions of Vista, it seems that
they can. Wow.

More importantly, this seems to be a huge problem for
Microsoft. This way- nobody needs to buy a full retail
version and even those with non-genuine Windows can
install Vista.

Am I understanding this correctly?


-Michael
 
MICHAEL said:
If I'm completely understanding the implications of this-
then, indeed, tattoo113 with his Vista RC1 will *not*
have to reinstall WinXP. Users who have asked the
same question as tattoo113 about using an upgrade
version on their beta versions of Vista, it seems that
they can. Wow.

More importantly, this seems to be a huge problem for
Microsoft. This way- nobody needs to buy a full retail
version and even those with non-genuine Windows can
install Vista.
Am I understanding this correctly?


-Michael
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But that means you have to install the system twice everytime you want to
install it. Time and money trade off going on here.
 
Tony said:
But that means you have to install the system twice everytime you want to install it. Time
and money trade off going on here.
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Correct. However, for the user that had a pirated copy and thought their
copy of XP would have to be validated and genuine before an upgrade could
take place- this bypasses that entirely.

Also, let's say a user who has Vista RC1 or RC2 installed in a dual boot
situation, they could actually use the upgrade version on that partition
and keep their XP version. Lots of different things can be done this way,
most of which Microsoft never intended.


-Michael
 
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